Michelle Webb
New technology is
a great way for students to reflect on their work and figure out their
strengths. They can look at their work over time and/or use survey tools to
figure out what they have learned up to a certain point. Setting the stage for
independent inquiry and sharing the assessment rubric are elements of teaching
the fundamentals first. You can get students ready for a project by setting up
a technology playground, tapping into student expertise, introducing
project-management tools and demonstrating. Ways to promote inquiry and deep
meaning are to allow the students to figure out how they want to answer the
questions themselves. Topics in the chapter relate to my gardening project
because we are able to use the key ideas to create our lesson plans and other
teaching tools.
One thing I really love about PBL is how student-led it is. I like that it promotes student thinking, whereas, the teacher is more of a guide and the students have the freedom to take their projects into different directions. It requires them to think indepdently and as a team, which will be very beneficial in the real world. Good post.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of using technology to help students reflect and figure out their strengths. I personally have never used technology to do self reflections. I like the different ways of introducing students to new technology. I think the most affective way is to have the students first explore the technology and then demonstrate it for them.
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